On Saturday 19 November 2005 17:23, Nate Bargmann wrote: > * Patrick Wiseman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2005 Nov 19 18:39 -0600]: > > On 11/19/05, Paul Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Ken Heard wrote: > > > Herewith is my follow-up to the the only two responses elicited by > > > my request for help in installing WordPerfect 8.0 which contained > > > suggestions as to how to solve my problem -- those from Kent West > > > and Patrick Wiseman. > > > > WordPerfect is considered harmful. SCO makes WordPerfect, and has > > proven > > itself very anti-Linux. Don't install WordPerfect, don't use > > WordPerfect, > > return it and DEMAND full refund. > > > > Corel produced a WP6 for the SCO Unix platform years ago. SCO, as far > > as I can tell, has never made WP, and it certainly had nothing to do with > > WP8. So stop spreading FUD. > > Not to defend Mr. Heard, but perhaps the confusion comes from the fact > that Novell owned Wordperfect for a time in the late '80s to mid '90s > before selling it to Corel. Also, in the mid 90's, Novell aquired the > rights to AT&T UNIX and apparently held both for a breif period of > time. This is probably where the UNIX port of WP comes in. > > Most of us are well aware of the path UNIX took once Novell sold it. >
Can't find the info now, but there may have been a connection between Corel & the Canopy Group, the Canopy group had/has SCO in its portfolio. -- Greg Madden -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
